MEAL Officer

Seto Gurans National Child Development Services (SGNCDS) is a pioneer organization committed for Early Childhood Development (ECD). It was established in 1979 and is registered as an educational non-government organization in Nepal. Currently, Seto Guras NCDS is seeking a qualified Nepali national professional for the Childaid Network Foundation and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)-funded program entitled “Promoting Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) and Primary Education to Strengthen Quality Education”.

MEAL Officer

Required No: 1

Terms & Conditions: Full Time (Fixed Term Contract)

Location: Field (Ramechhap district)

Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E/MIS/ in development projects.
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for (data collection, analysis and production of reports) formative study and surveys.
• Proven ICT skills, especially in the development of MIS system, Sub-system software using database software.
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software SPSS and excel.
• Fluency in written and spoken Nepali and English.

Key Responsibilities

Coordination and collaboration

• Coordinate and collaborate with program, admin/finance and communication departments to develop the overall framework for project MEAL, including requirements, reporting, baseline, midterm and FINAL evaluation surveys.
• Data base management and Validation
• Maintain existing indicator tracking tools; develop additional databases and tracking tools as needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of project interventions
• Analyze data for accuracy, flag validation or quality issues, and contribute to system fixes
• Aggregate and analyze data received from project areas and validate data by field visit.
• Generate monthly indicator reports for tracking project progress against key indicators as needed.

Documentation & Reporting

• Contribute to developing and reporting of project reviews, assessments, surveys, and other analytic or evaluation processes.
• Conduct field visits for data validation and to monitor the quality and completeness of data sets; coordinate data collection at project sites to monitor program development and ensure timely compilation and reporting of data; capture and document lessons learned; challenges, findings and scaling up best practices

  Deliverables

• Develop, implement, and assess monitoring frameworks for program activities.
• Facilitate design of “SMART” objectives, logic models, monitoring frameworks, and evaluation plans during work-planning process
• Ensure quality and timely submission of monthly, quarterly and annual donor reports; manage preparation of additional reports as guided by Project coordinator.
• Provide technical leadership and support to project and partner staff in planning and implementing MEAL systems and activities, data-based program decision-making, and results reporting; provide training as needed.
• Create and integrate graphics in reports and information of project activities to help visualize data in a meaningful way.
• Edit content and presentation of all reporting and deliverables before submittal to ensure superior quality and professionalism.
• Strengthen relationships with government and non-governmental stakeholders, funding agency and other federal authorities.
• Perform other duties as required by the organizations.

To Apply:

Send a cover letter and an updated CV, with PP size photograph, contact number and e-mail address to setoguransncds.vacancy@gmail.com no later than August 31, 2024 before 4 PM. Seto Gurans NCDS reserves the right to cancel, postpone or modify the whole recruitment process and reject any application without specifying any reasons whatsoever.

SGNCDS firmly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organization and strongly encourages qualified candidates from the women, minorities, and indigenous group.

Candidates applying for a job with SGNCDS must be ready to comply with our Child Protection Policy, and Policy on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment. SGNCDS has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the values and mission of SGNCDS, hence, all selected candidates are expected to adhere to these standards and principles.